REVscene Automotive Forum - New Proposed Left turn Lanes on 57th and Knight

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dual lanes are good
theres no need to dig up knight for half a year for minimal benefits...

look at 49th and knight. it was 9 months of nightmare!
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Originally Posted by mx703 (Post 6719161)

you mean westbound lanes... the two left turn lanes is on the east side.. but that doesn't mean it's eastbound...

Yes, thanks. That was a brainfart on my part, it was the end of a workday :haha:

crosswalk and sidewalk are different

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Originally Posted by mx703 (Post 6719800)

WAIT A SEC.

Are these just new left turn LANES? and NO lights?
because right now. at that intersection the only left turn LIGHT is going westbound turning onto Knight street.

or are they proposing to put left turn lights on all 4 intersections? and if they are.. that is stupid..
going eastbound on 57th does not need a left turn light at all.

They have to adjust the signal timing when they change the lane configuration. I don't know what's out there, but from the diagram I would assume it's a split-phase traffic signal westbound/eastbound...so that means one side of the traffic goes first and then the other due to the geometry.

If it's "trial" it probably means permanent since they will be painting the roads lol. It's a "trial" for the drivers to get used to.

In theory it should work since the work is based on a traffic analysis/models...

Like some of you guys said before..I think they need to fix the volume along knight st bridge and not the approaching intersections lol

i guess its good they got a specific lane for the left turn vehicles

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Originally Posted by mx703 (Post 6719800)

Are these just new left turn LANES? and NO lights?
because right now. at that intersection the only left turn LIGHT is going westbound turning onto Knight street.

or are they proposing to put left turn lights on all 4 intersections? and if they are.. that is stupid..
going eastbound on 57th does not need a left turn light at all.

you are right, it's the westbound lane that is getting a SECOND left turn lane.

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Originally Posted by Mugen EvOlutioN (Post 6719935)

i guess its good they got a specific lane for the left turn vehicles

there already is a specific left turn lane, they are adding a second one.

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Originally Posted by death_blossom (Post 6719782)

there was a Fraser street bridge?

Yes, it was one of the revelations in the Vancouver History thread.

The bridge to Richmond used to be on Fraser Street, and it connected straight with No. 5 Rd.

OP: If that info sheet is a COV referendum, please vote yes.

They need to throw in a left turn light for kingsway and fraser..going towards downtown on kingsway turning left to fraser. During peak hours that left turn is brutal. You have a line up of busses and cars that go pass the entire left turning lane itself. You only get to see like 2 cars or 1 bus doing the turn every light. So if you're at the back of the line you have to wait through 5 or 6 lights until you can actually turn left. I usually try to avoid it. But I guess knight and 33rd/57th are even worse lol. I'm glad they're finally doing something about knight and 57th.

^ but the 25 bus is only temporary until they reopen king edward (which btw took forever to repair)

makes my dragonball bbt a hassle =(

does this lane make it easier to get to the mcdonalds

holy shit, its about time. I've said this since forever

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Originally Posted by InvisibleSoul (Post 6720743)

Yes, it was one of the revelations in the Vancouver History thread.

The bridge to Richmond used to be on Fraser Street, and it connected straight with No. 5 Rd.

Good 'ol wooden bridge.

It will definitely make it easier to get back onto the left turn lane after getting gas from Petro Canada. I dun think it's necessary to have a 2nd left turn lane, but I'm not against it either.